President of Laos

President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
ປະທານປະເທດ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ
*Président de la République démocratique populaire lao*
President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic ; ປະທານປະເທດ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ; Président de la République démocratique populaire lao
	National Emblem
	National Flag
	Incumbent; Thongloun Sisoulith; since 22 March 2021
	Executive branch of the State; Office of the Presidency;
Style	His Excellency
Type	Head of state
Member of	LPRP Central Committee; LPRP Politburo; LPRP Secretariat; LPRP Defence Commission;
Residence	Presidential Palace, Vientiane
Seat	Vientiane
Nominator	Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Appointer	National Assembly
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Laos
Inaugural holder	Souphanouvong
Formation	2 December 1975
Deputy	Vice President
Salary	1,170,000 Kip per month[1]

The President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the head of state of Laos

List of presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Prime minister(s)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Prime minister(s)
1		Souphanouvong ສຸພານຸວົງ (1909–1995)	2 December 1975	29 October 1986	10 years, 331 days	Kaysone Phomvihane
–		Phoumi Vongvichit ພູມີ ວົງວິຈິດ (1909–1994) Acting	29 October 1986	15 August 1991	4 years, 290 days	Kaysone Phomvihane
2		Kaysone Phomvihane ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ (1920–1992)	15 August 1991	21 November 1992	1 year, 98 days	Khamtai Siphandon
3		Nouhak Phoumsavanh ໜູຮັກ ພູມສະຫວັນ (1910–2008)	25 November 1992	24 February 1998	5 years, 91 days	Khamtai Siphandon
4		Khamtai Siphandon ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ (born 1924)	24 February 1998	8 June 2006	8 years, 104 days	Sisavath Keobounphanh Bounnhang Vorachith
5		Choummaly Sayasone ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ (born 1936)	8 June 2006	20 April 2016	9 years, 317 days	Bouasone Bouphavanh Thongsing Thammavong
6		Bounnhang Vorachith ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ (born 1937)	20 April 2016	22 March 2021	4 years, 336 days	Thongloun Sisoulith
7		Thongloun Sisoulith ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ (born 1945)	22 March 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 65 days	Phankham Viphavanh

(in Japanese)Bouangeun Ounnalath. "Comparison on Salary System for Government between Lao PDR and Japan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-07-18.

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